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June 2023
Slutty Poems Night // June 2023
Let’s get stupid gay for another edition of Slutty Poems Night!! Celebrate in a night full of salacious sex and sexuality themed words. This is a free event but donations are being collected to help fund dental care for the host’s wife, Autumn.
Feature poets Sean Hanrahan & Kate Carey start the night off.
Bring your hoe shit for the open mic hosted by Lindsay Hargrave. If you’re too shy to share, feel free to shove something into our (anonymous confessions) box.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7TH
DOORS @ 6PM + SHOW @ 7PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
RSVP: FB EVENT | EVENTBRITE
This is a sex positive space that is not tolerant of any racism, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, fat shaming, slut shaming, or any general bigoted fuckery.
Doors @ 6 pm, show @ 7 pm (but prolly like a gay 7ish) Accessibility Note: Event is upstairs. Stairs are a bit steep.
For more info on Autumn’s fundraiser visit the link here https://gofund.me/2698fc2b
LINEUP:
Kate Carey
Sean Hanrahan
Hosted by Lindsay Hargrave.
Follow Slutty Poems Night on Instagram!
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What’s Up at TMoms:
• Burger Wednesday is BACK y’all! Come slam some Smash Burgers (classic or vegan) every Wednesday for just $6!! Plus $3 PBR! Wednesdays, 4-11pm. >>> Recently named one of the top burgers in the city by The Philadelphia Inquirer! <<<
• Enjoy our new happy hour! All drafts are just $4 every day from 4-6pm!
• Tattooed Mom will also be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
• Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
Find out more »Collide Zine Artist Showcase & Open Mic // June 2023
After our first successful event back in April, Collide Zine is back at Tmom’s for ROUND 2 of their open mic and artist showcase!
Enjoy great food and cocktails in the upstairs area of the bar. The first and second rooms will have spaces for artists to hang originals, prints, or have tables of work on display for people to engage with and purchase. The third room will be closed off for an open-mic, where poets and performers can sign up for 5-10 minutes of mic time throughout the night.
TUESDAY, JUNE 13TH
6-10PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
Issue 3 writers are encouraged to perform their pieces in the zine and be present at the event for autographs and photo ops.
11 x 17 posters of featured Collide art and hard copies of Collide Issues 3 will be available for purchase!
To purchase a vendor ticket, see the event page on Walls For Justice‘s website.
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What’s Up at TMoms:
• The triumphant return of Taco Tuesday is finally here! Y’all better zoom down for $1.50 beef or bean tacos every Tuesday!! And wash it all down with $3 Tecate! Tuesdays, 4-11pm.
• Enjoy our happy hour! All drafts are just $4 every day from 4-6pm!
• Tattooed Mom will also be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
• Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
Find out more »Scribes on South // June 2023
SCRIBES ON SOUTH is a poetry reading and open mic. The reading begins with a 20-minute featured reader and then moves through the open mic list for the rest of the night. Open mic readers have 5 minutes. There will be a space for poets to sell books.
SCRIBES ON SOUTH seeks to create community through poetry. Show out, share, and meet some new friends by sharing your work!
There is no theme; the only theme is poems. Good poems, bad poems, boring poems, fiery poems.
The reading is hosted by Noah David Roberts.
This reading’s featured reader is Amy Jannotti.
Read poems. Kick ass.
SUNDAY, JUNE 25TH
6-9PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
ABOUT THE FEATURE:
Amy Jannotti (she/her) is a pile of dust in a trenchcoat rotting & writing in Philadelphia. She is the author of the chapbooks AN ANGEL IS A KIND OF GHOST (2022, Bullshit Lit), VULGARSWEET (2023, GutSlut Press), and the one we are gathering to celebrate, ANGELS & INSECTS ARE CREATURE WITH WINGS (2023, Kith Books). Her poems can be found in Olney Magazine, Black Stone / White Stone, Non.Plus Lit, & elsewhere. She tweets @cursetheground.
ABOUT THE HOST:
Noah David Roberts is a non-binary poet and artist based in Philadelphia. They are the author of 4 books of poetry—Us V. Them, Strips, Slime Thing [and other poems], and Final Girl Mythos. In 2022, Roberts won the Judith Stark poetry writing contest. Their 5th book What I Do In The Dark was released in 2023, and the book launch was celebrated at the April Scribes on South event.
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What’s Up at TMoms:
• Craft Sundays at TMoms? BACK. Googly eyes? BACK. Coloring pages? BACK? Your creative spirit? BACK. Come thru every Sunday for FREE arts & crafts upstairs and downstairs at Tattooed Mom! Sundays, All Day Long.
• Enjoy our new happy hour! All drafts are just $4 every day from 4-6pm!
• Tattooed Mom will also be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
• Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
Find out more »You Can’t Kill A Poet // Pride Month Edition
Happy Pride Month! You Can't Kill A Poet is back and they are bringing you phenomenal Philly queer and trans poets to share their work and fill the room with queer joy. Come join us at Tattooed Mom for a fun and gregarious night full of feelings. Doors at 7:30pm, reading at 8:00 pm. This is a 21+ event, free to attend! Please feel welcome to wear masks but please sit this one out if you’re feeling sick. This reading…
Find out more »July 2023
BULLSHIT LIT’S Second Anthology Release Party
BULLSHIT celebrates the release of their second print anthology with a reading and party @ tmoms! with readings from fourteen all-star writers, books for sale, and maybe even an open mic. 😉
SUNDAY, JULY 16TH
DOORS @ 6PM + SHOW @ 7PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
RSVP: FB EVENT
Ryan Aliapoulios
L. Amariti
Jackie Domenus
Kat Giordano
Timothy C. Goodwin
finch greene
John Pinto
nat raum
Noah David Roberts
Leticia Priebe Rocha
Rory Strong
Eric Turner
Han Defeo Waldman
Isabella Willms-Jones
Hosted by Veronica Bennett!
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What’s Up at TMoms:
• Craft Sundays at TMoms? BACK. Googly eyes? BACK. Coloring pages? BACK? Your creative spirit? BACK. Come thru every Sunday for FREE arts & crafts upstairs and downstairs at Tattooed Mom! Sundays, All Day Long.
• Enjoy our happy hour! All drafts are just $4 every day from 4-6pm!
• Tattooed Mom will also be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
• Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
Find out more »Scribes on South // July 2023
SCRIBES ON SOUTH is a poetry reading and open mic. The reading begins with a 20-minute featured reader and then moves through the open mic list for the rest of the night. Open mic readers have 5 minutes. There will be a space for poets to sell books.
SCRIBES ON SOUTH seeks to create community through poetry. Show out, share, and meet some new friends by sharing your work!
There is no theme; the only theme is poems. Good poems, bad poems, boring poems, fiery poems.
The reading is hosted by Noah David Roberts.
This reading’s featured reader are Warren Longmire & Thalia Geiger.
Read poems. Kick ass.
SUNDAY, JULY 30TH
6-9PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
ABOUT THE FEATURES:
Warren C. Longmire is an uncle, writer, performer and educator from the bad part of Philadelphia. He is the host of House Poet: A Spoken Word Dance Party and mix_lit. Warren’s words have been published in journals including Cartridge Lit, The Cleveland Review of Books, The American Poetry Review. He was featured in the Best American Poetry 2021 selected by Tracey K. Smith. His latest book, Bird/Diz [an erased history of bebop] was released in Nov. 2022 through BUNNY Presse.
Thalia Geiger is a poet, fiction writer, and editor born and raised in Philadelphia where she works from home as an agent for Publishizer, as well as a poetry editor for West Trade Review. Her varying pieces have been published in journals such as Pamplemousse, Toho Publishing’s The Best Short Stories of Philadelphia Anthology, Allegory Ridge, Santa Ana River Review, New York Quarterly, and more. You can catch up with her on her website, thaliageiger.com.
ABOUT THE HOST:
Noah David Roberts is a non-binary poet and artist based in Philadelphia. They are the author of 4 books of poetry—Us V. Them, Strips, Slime Thing [and other poems], and Final Girl Mythos. In 2022, Roberts won the Judith Stark poetry writing contest. Their 5th book What I Do In The Dark was released in 2023, and the book launch was celebrated at the April Scribes on South event.
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What’s Up at TMoms:
• Craft Sundays at TMoms? BACK. Googly eyes? BACK. Coloring pages? BACK? Your creative spirit? BACK. Come thru every Sunday for FREE arts & crafts upstairs and downstairs at Tattooed Mom! Sundays, All Day Long.
• Enjoy our new happy hour! All drafts are just $4 every day from 4-6pm!
• Tattooed Mom will also be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
• Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
Find out more »August 2023
reunion: a small press fest // brunch w bullshit lit (afternoon show)
reunion poetry presents a day of poetry at tattooed mom, featuring brunch with bullshit lit at 1pm and readings curated by bedfellows mag and blush lit at 5pm.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 13TH
DOORS @ 12PM + READINGS @ 1PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
performance by abigail swoboda and pete dennis
q&a to follow
Follow reunion poetry, bullshit lit, bedfellows mag, blush lit, and all the above readers on Instagram.
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What’s Up at TMoms:
• Craft Sundays at TMoms? BACK. Googly eyes? BACK. Coloring pages? BACK? Your creative spirit? BACK. Come thru every Sunday for FREE arts & crafts upstairs and downstairs at Tattooed Mom! Sundays, All Day Long.
• Enjoy our happy hour! All drafts are just $4 every day from 4-6pm!
• Tattooed Mom will also be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
• Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
Find out more »reunion: a small press fest // poetry reading (evening show)
reunion poetry presents a day of poetry at tattooed mom, featuring brunch with bullshit lit at 1pm and readings curated by bedfellows mag and blush lit at 5pm.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 13TH
DOORS @ 5PM + READINGS @ 6PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
bedfellows mag presents:
carson jordan
z kennedy-lopez
julie kantor
kallie falandays
juliana ward
susannah simpson
summer j. hart
blush lit presents:
zach blackwood
sarah jean grimm
coco gordon-moore
stella corso
hosted by alina pleskova, jack sadicario, rachel milligan, & shy watson
Follow reunion poetry, bullshit lit, bedfellows mag, blush lit, and all the above readers on Instagram.
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What’s Up at TMoms:
• Craft Sundays at TMoms? BACK. Googly eyes? BACK. Coloring pages? BACK? Your creative spirit? BACK. Come thru every Sunday for FREE arts & crafts upstairs and downstairs at Tattooed Mom! Sundays, All Day Long.
• Enjoy our happy hour! All drafts are just $4 every day from 4-6pm!
• Tattooed Mom will also be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
• Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
Find out more »Slutty Poems Night // August 2023
Quench your thirst at August’s edition of Slutty Poems Night!!
Celebrate in a night full of salacious sex and sexuality themed words. This is a free event but donations are being collected to help fund dental care for the host’s wife, Autumn. Feature poets Noah David Roberts & Alejandro Santana start the night off.
Bring your hoe shit for the open mic hosted by Kate Carey. If you’re too shy to share, feel free to shove something into our (anonymous confessions) box.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16TH
DOORS @ 6PM + SHOW @ 7PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
RSVP: EVENTBRITE
This is a sex positive space that is not tolerant of any racism, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, fat shaming, slut shaming, or any general bigoted fuckery.
Doors @ 6pm, show @ 7pm (but prolly like a gay 7ish)
For more info on Autumn’s fundraiser visit the link here.
Follow @sluttypoemsnight on Instagram for updates.
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What’s Up at TMoms:
• Burger Wednesday is BACK y’all! Come slam some Smash Burgers (classic or vegan) every Wednesday for just $6!! Plus $3 PBR! Wednesdays, 4-11pm.
>>> Recently named one of the top burgers in the city by The Philadelphia Inquirer! <<<
• Enjoy our happy hour! All drafts are just $4 every day from 4-6pm!
• Tattooed Mom will also be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
• Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
Find out more »Scribes on South // August 2023
SCRIBES ON SOUTH is a poetry reading and open mic. The reading begins with a 20-minute featured reader and then moves through the open mic list for the rest of the night. Open mic readers have 5 minutes. There will be a space for poets to sell books.
SCRIBES ON SOUTH seeks to create community through poetry. Show out, share, and meet some new friends by sharing your work!
There is no theme; the only theme is poems. Good poems, bad poems, boring poems, fiery poems.
The reading is hosted by Noah David Roberts.
This reading’s featured reader is Audrey Lee.
Read poems. Kick ass.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 27TH
6-9PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
ABOUT THE FEATURES:
Audrey Lee is the author of the poetry collections “Disjecta Membra” (Bottlecap Press, 2022) and “Probably, Angels” (Maverick Duck Press, 2020). She holds a double B.A. in creative writing and American studies from Franklin & Marshall College. She is the winner of the 2020 Jerome Irving Bank Short Story Prize, received a Best of the Net nomination from Drunk Monkeys, has been featured on BBC Radio 4’s “The Poetry Detective” show, and is a former writing resident at Sundress Academy for the Arts. Her work has been featured in or is forthcoming from Wax Nine, Necessary Fiction, Back Patio Press, and she writes her newsletter “Very Normal Girl” on Substack. She lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
ABOUT THE HOST:
Noah David Roberts is a non-binary poet and artist based in Philadelphia. They are the author of 4 books of poetry—Us V. Them, Strips, Slime Thing [and other poems], and Final Girl Mythos. In 2022, Roberts won the Judith Stark poetry writing contest. Their 5th book What I Do In The Dark was released in 2023, and the book launch was celebrated at the April Scribes on South event.
Follow @scribesonsouth on Instagram.
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What’s Up at TMoms:
• Craft Sundays at TMoms? BACK. Googly eyes? BACK. Coloring pages? BACK? Your creative spirit? BACK. Come thru every Sunday for FREE arts & crafts upstairs and downstairs at Tattooed Mom! Sundays, All Day Long.
• Enjoy our happy hour! All drafts are just $4 every day from 4-6pm!
• Tattooed Mom will also be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
• Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
Find out more »
